The First Twitter World Cup

Robbie Findley ! The surprising selection for the US World Cup roster by Bob Bradley, edging out Brian Ching, is apparently a global talking point on Twitter (the US is still by far the biggest nation of Twitter users, though now barely half the total).

Welcome to the first Twitter World Cup.

And another reminder of the remarkable amount of data on the World Cup about to pour around the world, with Akamai also saying this week they expect the event to far surpass any previous demand for anything in online video.

That’s all for now, back to discussing the merits of, well, Robbie Findley on Twitter.